Updated to 23 October 2025
			(Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)
			
	
		
		
		Contents
		
		
		Commencement
		
            
            
                | Section | 
                Commencement/Effective Date 
                    Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below. 
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                Commencement Information | 
            
            
			
			
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						Whole Act | 
					
						25 June 1962 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
		
		
		Amendments and other effects
		
			
				
					| How Affected | 
					Affecting Provision | 
					
			
			
			
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						Application extended | 
					S.I. No. 75 of 1972, art. 2 | 
					
			
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						Min. power to make regs. | 
					6/2009, ss. 1(2), 97(1) | 
					
			
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						Trans. of functns. under. | 
					S.I. No. 348 of 2017, arts 2(1), 3(1)(c) | 
					
			
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					S.I. No. 194 of 2011, arts. 1(2), 3(1) | 
					
			
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					S.I. No. 327 of 2002, arts. 1(2), 4(1)(a)(iii) | 
					
			
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					S.I. No. 376 of 2001, arts. 1(2), 4(1)(c) | 
					
			
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						S. 1 amended | 
					35/2024, ss. 1(2), 263 | 
					
			
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					6/2009, ss. 1(2), 93(a) | 
					
			
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						S. 1A ins. | 
					6/2009, ss. 1(2), 93(b) | 
					
			
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						S. 5A ins. | 
					6/2009, ss. 1(2), 93(c) | 
					
			
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						S. 6A ins. | 
					6/2009, ss. 1(2), 93(d) | 
					
			
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						S. 9(f) substit. | 
					6/2009, ss. 1(2), 93(e) | 
					
			
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						S. 13(1) form prescribed | 
					S.I. No. 93 of 1997, ord. 88, rl. 2 forms 88.2 , 88.3 sch. C | 
					
			
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						S. 13(2) form prescribed | 
					S.I. No. 93 of 1997, ord. 88, rl. 3, forms 88.3, 88.4, sch. C | 
					
			
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						S. 13(3) form prescribed | 
					S.I. No. 93 of 1997, ord. 88, rl. 4 forms 88.5, 88.6, sch. C | 
					
			
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						S. 18(1) substit. | 
					6/2009, ss. 1(2), 94(1)(a) | 
					
			
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						S. 18(1A) ins. | 
					6/2009, ss. 1(2), 94(1)(b) | 
					
			
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						S. 20(1)(aa) ins. | 
					6/2009, ss. 1(2), 94(2) | 
					
			
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						S. 20A ins. | 
					6/2009, ss. 1(2), 95 | 
					
			
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						S. 23(1) form prescribed | 
					S.I. No. 93 of 1997, ord. 88, rl. 5, forms 88.7, 88.8, sch. C | 
					
			
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						S. 24A ins. | 
					6/2009, ss. 1(2), 96(a) | 
					
			
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						S. 25 am. | 
					6/2009, ss. 1(2), 96(b) | 
					
			
		
		
		SIs made under the Act
		
			| Section | SIs made under the Act | 
			
			
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						S. 2 | 
					House to House Collections Order 1972 (S.I. No. 75 of 1972) | 
				
			
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						S. 28  | 
					Street and House To House Collections (Prescribed Forms) Regulations 1962 (S.I. No. 134 of 1962) | 
				
			
		
		
		
				
| *Street and House to House Collections Act, 1962. : S. 13 (4) invalid having regard to the provisions of the Constitution. State (McEldowney) v. Kelleher (Supreme Ct. 26/7/1983, Reg. No. 59/1982). |